Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-19


siOners of Clay county to build certain
bridge, and legalizing certain meetings
Facts and ordinances of the mayor and coun
Gil of Minneapolis, were also passed on thiri
reading.
During the afternoon session of the sen.
ate, bills for the relief of M. w. Coffman
Geo. E. Ban Der, E. s. Moody and David IL
Dix; regulating the fees and salaries of the
county treasurers, probate judges, county
clerks, county attorneys, county auditors
and registers of deeds of Cherokee and
Labette counties, and legalizing the official
acts of VIM. Barking notary public OF
Clay County, were passed on third reading
8. j. R. No. l, intrusting to the people
a proposition or constitutional con.
thirds majority-23 ayes, 16 nays. Bills
authorizing the city of Winfield to transfer
the imbeclle asy lam fund to the Ninth avenue
bridge fund; authorizing the commissioner
of Butler county, to appropriate money tc
build bridge across Whitewater river; au
thorizing Garden City township, Finney
county, to vote $11 600 in bonds to build {
road through the sand hills in said township
legaliZing certain roads and highways il
Washington county; for the relief of John A
Williams and Ella Woods; enabling Ell g
worth township, Ellsworth county, to deliver
bonds to the Kansas Midland railway; legaliz
ing the subscription of Blue Mound town
ship, Linn county, to the capital stock Of
the Kansas City q Pacific railway company
authorizing the board of education of Bur
ingtOn to transfer certain moneys from the
sinking fund to the general fund, was passed
on third reading.
the invitation of the people OF Wichita, to
visit that city, and fixed the hour for leav.
ing Topeka at Up. NJ, Friday, February Is
Seven bills were introduced. Consideration
of the penitentiary appropriation bill was
resumed in committee of the whole, but was
not completed.
The penitentiary appropriation bill was
| recommended for passage in committee of
| the whole. A bill pending for the appoint
ment by the governor and subsequently cleo
! ton by the people of three commissioners of
| the supreme court to assist the supreme
judges.
Monday, February 14.-The following
bills were passed on third reading this af-
ternoon: House bill IA, an act leeali4ing
certain roads and highways of Franklin
oounty, and making the record of such
roads and of the plats and survey thereof
evidence of the validity of the same; senate
bill 2O5, an act making appropriations for
| the state penitentiary for the fiscal years
ending June 30, 1888, and June 30, 1889, and
| for the deficiency for the year ending June
80, 1887, and for contingent fund for the
state peuitentiary for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1883. and June 30, 1889
substitute for senate II %, an sct to pro-
vide for the appointment of three commits
sioners, to be k1 own as commissioners of
| the supreme court, and to provide for their
compensation: senate bill 178, an act author
| izing and directing the board of county
commissioners of Shawnee county to levy a
tax for fair purposes, and to provide for it's
use; substitute for senate bill 232, an act
authorizing Grant township, Neosho county,
to subscribe to the capital stock of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Colorado Railway company,
and to issue the bonds of said township in
payment of said stock. Six bills were in
PRODUCED in the senate this afternoon.
HOUSE.
Wednesday, February 9.-Petitions were
presented by Mr.. Sherman, regarding the
salaries of county officers; by Mr.. Elliott, re-
lating to the salaries of the county clerk and
county treasurer of Brown comfy; by Mr..
as to reduce the salary of county clerks;
that property be assessed at cash valuation;
Mr.. Bollinger, relating to wage workers; by
Mr.. Hazen, relating to the capital stock of
the Washington County Live Stock associa-
ton; by Mr.. Henshaw, for uniform series
of text books; Maurer, municipal suffrage;
by Mr.. Miller, for a change of
Llm0 IOr nOlOluS scnOOl el0CtlOns;
by Mr.. Bard, municipal suffrage; by Mr..
King, municipal suffrage; by Mr.. Grew, ex-
ecutive committee !. O. G. T., for municipal
suffrage for women; by M. Stratford, for
reduction of salaries of county officers.
Thirteen new bills were introduced. The
report of the committee on elections in
seating Mr.. Myton, the sitting member
from Finney county, in the contest of Jones
vs.. Myton, was adopted. The bill of Mr..
oe o1ofin 20 I,on nj %iav
of new counties, passed.
The following bills were passed, Mr..
Williamson's hill Is, relating to evil
dences of debt taken by travel
Ing agents, salesman, canvassers and
peddlers; Mr.. Simpsons bill 295, which
limits the amount of aid voted to railroads
to $1,000 Per mile; Mr.. Murry's temperance
bill 343, amendatory of the prohibition Law;
The committee's bill reestablishing the old
county lines, which has been 80 fully set
forth heretofore, occupied the committee of
the whole, and up to section 6 was adopted
when the committee 1ose. Adjourned to 7:5O
b. m. Mr.. McNeal, of Barber, offered petit
ton for municipal suffrage. In committee of |
the whole the following bills we're recon- |
mended for passage: Mr.. Vests bill III, |
authorizing somanche county to fund IN
the township board of Cherokee
township, Montgomery county, to execute
contract with Denver, Memphis & Atlantic
MIR. Kirkman's bill 142, le-
yalizing roads in Ellis county,
VIZ. Maurer's bill 2O2, vacating part Of Third
treet in Terrence, Cowley county; Mr..
vatomie county; Mr.. Prices bill 315, by TO
iuest, Ieealizing the purchase Of school land
a Greeley county; Mr.. McCall's bill 81.
eoaIizinc ana election in Lincoln township,
loud county, to build q bridge; Mr.. Gillett's
i'll 262, authorizing Kingman county to {
md floating indebtedness: Mr.. Banners !
i'll 305, authorizing Clifton and certain
ovnships In Clay and Washington counies
, take stock in Clifton water works.
Thursday, February 10.-In the house the
orenoon was spent principally in discussing !!
he municipal suffrage bill.
After an extended debate the municipal
1ffraRe bill was placed on its passage and :
assed by vote Of so to q, and the house /.
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